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2 minutes ago  New research shows parents of high school seniors are planning to make it extra special this year.

25 minutes ago  "Number one cause of divorce, it's always said, is money. So if there's anything that you're not matched up or you have a great difference that might play a big role, and you have to look out for secrecy."

47 minutes ago  The National Audubon Society began its conservation work in Texas in 1899, making it the oldest citizen conservation group in the lone star state, and this year marks the 90th year of the organizations coastal conservation program.

Yesterday at 11:16 PM  Starr County officials held a mock drill today to talk about how they would respond if Falcon Dam were to be dangerously full or completely break.

Yesterday at 10:16 PM  A newspaper which published a story about a man who plead guilty to a federal case is being pursued in court.

Yesterday at 7:34 PM  A South Padre Island man is behind bars after he allegedly held a woman against her will a gunpoint, beat her and raped her in a two-day period.

Yesterday at 7:29 PM  A Rio Grande City mother is relieved after city officials installed a sign alerting drivers a deaf child lives nearby.

Yesterday at 7:20 PM  After an abandoned Willacy County home is turned into a stash house, the property owner is opting to tear it down.

Yesterday at 7:20 PM  An FBI agent spent most of the day on the stand during the Armando Villalobos trial.

Yesterday at 6:44 PM  A couple is facing criminal charges after an alleged night of drinking ended with them leaving two boys alone on a rural road.

Yesterday at 6:07 PM  Voting ends at 3 pm Wednesday! Submit your Photo Of The Day entries by e-mailing them to share@valleycentral.com.